Storm enhanced density: Magnetic conjugacy effects

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1791-1799

  Foster, J C ^a   Rideout, W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; PERTURBATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548317504     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-1791-2007     Document Type: Article

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